pandemain
pandemain noun: a high-quality white bread, baked from the finest sifted flour, suitable for the lord of the manor.
Noun
pandemain (uncountable)
- A high-quality white bread, baked from the finest sifted flour, suitable for the lord of the manor.
- "I have made pandemain for the injured one. Easy to chew." "I hope he wakes to relish it. He will not have such a treat again, I warrant.2004, Candace Robb, The Cross-Legged Knight, page 102
- As a result the best quality wheaten bread called pandemain (panis dominis, or lord's bread), made from the finest flour, considered to be a luxury.1993, Sara Paston-Williams, The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking & Eating, page 15
Forms of pandemain
| alternative form | payndemain |
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Origin of pandemain
From Latin panis domini, lord's bread.
Questions about pandemain
- What does pandemain mean?
- Pandemain means a high-quality white bread, baked from the finest sifted flour, suitable for the lord of the manor.
- What part of speech is pandemain?
- Pandemain is a noun.
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